South African Child Gauge 2006
Monson J, Hall K, Smith C & Shung-King M (eds) 2006
Children's Institute, University of Cape Town
The South African Child Gauge is the only publication in the country that provides an annual snap-shot of the status of South Africa’s children.
It is published by the Children’s Institute, University of Cape Town, to track South Africa’s progress towards realising children’s rights.
The 2006 issue focused on children and poverty.
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Cover
Acknowledgements and contact details
Broad overview
Contents
List of figures, tables and case studies
Foreword
Prof. Njabulo S. Ndebele, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of Cape Town
Reflections on children and poverty
The Most Revd. Njongonkulu W. H. Ndungane - Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town and Metropolitan of the Province of Southern Africa
PART ONE: CHILDREN AND LAW REFORM
Recent developments in legislating for children’s socio-economic rights
Paula Proudlock and Prinslean Mahery
PART TWO: CHILDREN AND POVERTY
Child poverty – its meaning and extent
Annie Leatt
Income poverty in South Africa
Annie Leatt
Introduction to the Means to Live
Katharine Hall and Annie Leatt
Does the means justify the end? Targeting the Child Support Grant
Katharine Hall and Jo Monson
Free to learn: The School Fee Exemption policy and the National School Nutrition Programme
Katharine Hall and Jo Monson
Healing inequalities: The free health care policy
Annie Leatt, Maylene Shung-King and Jo Monson
Accommodating the poor: The Free Basic Water policy and the Housing Subsidy Scheme
Katharine Hall, Annie Leatt and Jo Monson
PART THREE: CHILDREN COUNT – THE NUMBERS
Introducing Children Count – Abantwana Babalulekile
Annie Leatt and Lizette Berry
Demography of South Africa's children
Helen Meintjes, Annie Leatt and Lizette Berry
Children's access to social assistance
Annie Leatt, Helen Meintjes and Lizette Berry
Children's access to education
Lizette Berry and Norma Rudolph
Child health: The general context
Kashifa Abrahams, Lizette Berry and Michael Hendricks
Child health: HIV/AIDS
Maylene Shung-King, Kashifa Abrahams and Lizette Berry
Children’s access to water, sanitation and electricity
Annie Leatt and Lizette Berry
Children’s access to housing
Katharine Hall and Lizette Berry